Metallic belt.



No. 892,807. IATENTED JULY 7, 1908.

' H. L. GANNE. METALLIC BELT.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS HENRY L. CANNE, OF DINGMAN TOWNSHIP, PIKE COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC BELT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1908.

Application filed October 3, 1907. Serial No. 395,694.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY L. CANNE, a citizen oi the United States, anda resident of Dingman township, in. the county of Pike and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Metallic Belt, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact de scription.

The invention relates to metallic belts used for power transmission orfor metallic overshoes for vehicles wheels, such, for instance, as shownand described in the Letters Patent of the United States, No. 806,520,granted to me December 5, 1905.

The object of the present invention is to provide a new and lmprovedmetallic belt, which is simple, durable and strong in construction andexceedingly flexible in every direction.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and thenpointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvement; Fig. 2 is a transversesection of the same on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side elevationof one of the cup-shaped links prior to closing the 100 s, and Fig. 4 isa sectional side elevation o the improvement on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

The belt consists essentially of links A and rings B, of which the linksA are each provided with a center A, preferably of cup shape, as plainlyindicated in the drawin s, and loops A extending inte rally from theedge of the center A and f0 ded back upon the top thereof, the loopsbeing dis osed radially and arranged in the form 0' a cross. Each loop Aof a link A is interlocked with a ring B, the loops being open for thereception of the rin s B (see Fig. 3), after which the loops are c osed,that is, bent down u on the top of the center A. As shown in i 1, eachlink A is connected with four rin s B, and each rin B is connected withfour inks A, and the rings B are connected with each otherlongitudinally and transversely, and the links and rings ap ear inlongitudinal and transverse rows. y making each link with a cup-shapedcenter A and bending the leaves A back upon the top of the said center,an exceedingly strong and durable link is provided, which can be cheaplymanufactured and which allows ready assembling of the parts forming thebelt.

Two adjacent rings at each side of the belt are connected with eachother by the use of a link O, having a center C and loops 0 extendingintegrally from the center C and then back upon the top thereof, asplainly indicated in F ig. 4, the loops C being 0 mm for the insertionoi the rings B, to be then closed so as to securely hold the ringsagainst displacement.

The belt shown and described may be used for transmitting power from onepulley to another, or forming an overshoe for a vehicle wheel, and thebelt may also be used for other purposes. The belt may be applied to thearticle on which it is to be used, with either face of the belt incontact with the part, and by having the centers A made cup shape, it isevident that the suction action of the cup on coming in contact with theroad, when used on vehicle wheels, prevents skidding or slipping of thevehicle wheel, by increasing the adhesion of the belt with the road. Incase one of the links or rings breaks, it can be readily replaced by anew one without disturbing the other mem bers of the belt.

It is expressly understood that the raised center A or C of each link Aor 0 forms a support for the ends or terminals of the loops A or C toprevent the loops from being pressed or bent out of shape when the beltis 1n use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A metallic belt, comprising links having a raised center and integral100 s bent back upon the center for support, an rings interlocked withthe said loops.

2. A metallic belt, comprising links having cup-shaped centers andintegral loops bent back upon the said centers for support, and ringsinterlocked with the said loops.

3. A metallic belt, comprisin links having cup-shaped centers andintegra radially disposed loops bent back upon the said centers orsupport, and rings interlocked with the said loops.

4. A metallic belt, comprising links, each having a cup-shaped centerand integral loops at the edges thereof and erran ed in the form of across, and a ring inter oeked with each of the said 100 )S.

5. A link for metallic Jelts, comprising a cup-shaped center, and loopsintegral on the center and bent back upon the same.

6. A link or metallic belts, comprisii'ig a cup-shaped center, and loopsintegral on the center and bent back upon the same, the loops extendingradially in the form of a cross.

7. A metallic belt, comprising cup-shaped links, each having dieonelly-disposed loops, rings interlocked wit '1 the said loops, and sidelinks extending longitudinally and hav- 15 in loops engaging ad acentrings at the si es of the belt.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY L. UANNE.

Witnesses:

JOHN R. THORNTON, ARTHUR MYERS.

